I am a lawyer in Denver, Colorado, married to Anne Brenner, my partner in life as well as bridge. I am on the USBF board, the District 17 disciplinary chair, coach of the USA under 26-2 junior team, and write a monthly column, "Sleeping on the Couch." My 16,000 master points aren't worth a damn without a national championship and my dream is that some day I win the "Italian-American, pony-tailed tax specialist playing with the Francophile, retired pathologist four session senior mixed BAM."

A former ACBL president is rumored to have said recently that the GNT's might have better attendance if the top players were discouraged from participating. Putting aside how the ACBL would do that, I am curious how people feel about the concept. Please mark the answer that most closely reflects your thoughts.

I like it. The GNT's are in shambles and something needs to be done. This is an innovative idea. Try it. It may work.

I have no strong feeling either way.

I dislike it. It is a dumb idea. It won't work. And it offends my sense of fair competition and the meaning of a national championship.

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